Packing vessel.



H. W. AVERY. PACKNG VESSEL.

APPLIATION FILED HAB.. 31, 1004.

'926,23v Patented June 29,1%9.

HENRY W. AVERY, OF CLEVELAND, OillO, ASSltYOlt T() 'lllll AYI'CRYSTAMP'ING COMIAN Y OF OlillYlGljANl), Olllt), .ft t'OllOlLtllUN OFOlllt),

PACKENG VESSEL.

Specification el Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Application ied March 31, 1904. Serial No. 200,911.

To all 107mmy fait may concern:

Be it known that Yl', llcxuv W. AVERY, a citizen ot` the United States,residing at (.lleveland, in the 'county ol Cuyahoga and State oit' Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful .lluproveuunt in Packing Vessels,ol which the following is a lull, clear, and exact description,reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

The object ot' this invention is to provide a strong, durable and cheappacking vessel. The 'vessel is preferably rectangular, and comprisesessentially" a pair ol ltangcd heads, side walls seated within theheads, and through bolts, extending vfrom one head to the other, andholding the parts in place. The preferable arrangement is to have tourbolts with their heads occupying depressions in the tlangcd heads of thevessel. 'lhe heads are made ot' sheet metal, being conveniently stampedout oit' iron. rlhe side walls of the 'vessel are of Wood, and the boltsoccupy recesses in such side walls. I have further devised suitabletongues on the heads which hold them temporarily to the side walls.These features are illustrated in the drawing herein, and more lfullyhercina'l'ter describech Figure l a perspective View ol my paclv ingvessel, inade in a rectangular torni. Fig. 2 is a horizontal crosssection of saine. Fig. 3 lis a vertical fragmentary cross section, onthe line 3-@3 ot' Fig. 2.

In cach ot the figures, t represents the tlanged heads of the vessel, lthe side walls ther-cot, and C the bolts. ltlach ol' the heads A has aperipheral llange a, this tlange being at rightl angles to the generalplane oli thel heads.

As shown, the side wall of the vessel iS lnadc nlb 'l'onrboards,/,/;,/r,and 0*,'wliicl1 abut each other as shown. 'lhe boards'Il' and o arc grooved near their ends, as shown atb. '.lhese groovescome opposite the ends of the boards` /fl or o". 'lhe grooves areoccupied by tlm bolts (l. 'llle heads c ol the bolts and clamping meanson the other end thereof, as the nuts c', occupy dein-essions a' in theheads. These depressions are shown as individual for each bolt. Thedepressions which the bolt heads and nuts occupy, not only prevent the.latter trom projecting and marring the surlaco on which the packingvessel rests, but rclievetl1e nuts from danger ol heilig accidentallyknocked oli', and, morcover, reinforce the heads. The flanges on eitherhead may be relied on to hold the side walls of the lvessels in placewhen the other head is removed for filling the vessel. have also devisedtongues a formed by cutting tinto the llange which are turned into theside vwall (which if metal should be suitably ap pertured tor thispurpose), and thus texnporarily hold the vessel together for filling.After the vessel is packed, the last head .is put in place, and the nutsturnedonto the bolts.

One of the advantages ot' my packing vessel is the small space it. maybe made te oeeupy when knocked down for shipping. Another advantage isthe lightness with which it may be constructed. Each of these -leaturesoperate to reduce the freight charges on the packing vessel fromproducer to user` Having described my invention, l claim:

ln a packing vessel, in combination, a pair ol' flanged sheet metalheads placed with their flanges facing each other, side walls havinggrooves at their end's, and bolts passing through the heads and holdingthem in place and occupying said grooves, nuts on the ends ol' saidbolts, depressions in the heads which said nuts and the bolt heads ocmipy, and inwardly turned lips from oneot' the flanges for holding theboards thereto.

In testimony whereof, l hereunto atlix in v signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

HENRY W. AYER Y.

Wi t nesses:

ALnnur ll. Barns, N. Ii. lin-:saam

